Assembly Brewing (Alberta Pizza Annex)

​Assembly Brewing was founded in March 2019 with a mission to bring people together to enjoy balanced beer and authentic Detroit-style pizza. The SE Portland 15 barrel capacity brewpub is Oregon’s first Black-owned and operated brewery.

There was a time I hated beer. Yet, I still drank the domestic swill that was popular. After my first craft beer, Bell’s Third Coast Ale, I became a beer fanatic.

My first homebrewing experience was in the early ’90s as a teen in Boulder, Colorado. Many brews later in 2014, I completed the Intensive Brewing Science and Engineering courses through the American Brewers Guild, interned at Hopworks’ Powell brewery and was also recognized by the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP).

I started making Detroit-style pizza out of necessity. I grew up eating this deep dish pizza on special occasions and after moving away, I would get it every time I visited.

After a lapse of traveling there, I decided I needed the pizza! So, I started recipe trials and came up with a delicious pie that I shared with my community.